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The Victory Arena – the new 2018 World Cup venue

Volgograd - Volgograd Arena07.04.2015: At the end of 2014 the Centralnyj Stadium, the then home ground of FC Rotor Volgograd with a capacity of 30,000 seats, was demolished. Construction of a new stadium, the “Victory” Arena, was begun on its site. The stadium will have a capacity of 45,000 seats and will be one of the twelve venues for the 2018 World Cup.

The site of the original stadium has been completely cleared of debris. In the process, there were 10 instances of workers finding munitions from World War II. All of them were taken away from the city and disposed of. As soon as the document on construction safety is signed, construction of the new stadium will begin.

The construction of the stadium of FC Rotor Volgograd, called the “Victory” Arena, will be completed in 2017 and the estimated cost of construction is 16.4 billion RUB. The stadium will have a capacity of 45,000 seats.